Deletion From the National Priorities List

<RULE> ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY <CFR>40 CFR Part 300</CFR> <DEPDOC>[EPA-HQ-OLEM-2023-0470; EPA-HQ-OLEM-2023-0471; EPA-HQ-OLEM-2023-0571; EPA-HQ-OLEM-2023-0594; EPA-HQ-OLEM-2024-0014; FRL-11693-02-OLEM]</DEPDOC> <SUBJECT>Deletion From the National Priorities List</SUBJECT> <HD SOURCE="HED">AGENCY:</HD> Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). <HD SOURCE="HED">ACTION:</HD> Final rule. <SUM> <HD SOURCE="HED">SUMMARY:</HD> The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announces the deletion of one site and partial deletion of four sites from the Superfund National Priorities List (NPL). The NPL, created under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) of 1980, as amended, is an appendix of the National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan (NCP). The EPA and the States, through their designated State agencies, have determined that all appropriate response actions under CERCLA have been completed. However, this deletion does not preclude future actions under Superfund. </SUM> <EFFDATE> <HD SOURCE="HED">DATES:</HD> The document is effective August 16, 2024. </EFFDATE> <HD SOURCE="HED">ADDRESSES:</HD>   <E T="03">Docket:</E> EPA has established a docket for this action under the Docket Identification included in table 1 in the <E T="02">SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION</E> section of this document. All documents in the docket are listed on the <E T="03">https://www.regulations.gov</E> website. The Final Close-Out Report (FCOR, for a full site deletion) or the Partial Deletion Justification (PDJ, for a partial site deletion) is the primary document which summarizes site information to support the deletion. It is typically written for a broad, non-technical audience and this document is included in the deletion docket for each of the sites in this rulemaking. Although listed in the index, some information is not publicly available, <E T="03">i.e.,</E> Confidential Business Information or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Certain other material, such as copyrighted material, is not placed on the internet and will be publicly available only in hard copy form. Docket materials are available through <E T="03">https://www.regulations.gov</E> or at the corresponding Regional Records Centers. Locations, addresses, and phone numbers-of the Regional Records Center follows. • Region 2 (NJ, NY, PR, VI), U.S. EPA, 290 Broadway, New York, NY 10007- 1866; 212/637-4308. • Region 4 (AL, FL, GA, KY, MS, NC, SC, TN), U.S. EPA, 61 Forsyth Street SW, Mail code 9T25, Atlanta, GA 30303. • Region 5 (IL, IN, MI, MN, OH, WI), U.S. EPA Superfund Division Records Manager, Mail code SRC-7J, Metcalfe Federal Building, 7th Floor South, 77 West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, IL 60604, 312/886-4465. • Region 8 (CO, MT, ND, SD, UT, WY), U.S. EPA, 1595 Wynkoop Street, Mail code Records Center, Denver, CO 80202-1129; 303/312-7273. • EPA Headquarters Docket Center Reading Room (deletion dockets for all States), William Jefferson Clinton (WJC) West Building, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20004, (202) 566-1744. EPA staff listed below in the <E T="02">FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT</E> section may assist the public in answering inquiries about deleted sites, accessing deletion support documentation, and determining whether there are additional physical deletion dockets available. <FURINF> <HD SOURCE="HED">FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:</HD>   • Mabel Garcia, U.S. EPA Region 2 (NJ, NY, PR, VI), <E T="03">garcia.mabel@epa.gov,</E> 212/637-4356. • Alayna Famble, U.S. EPA Region 4 (AL, FL, GA, KY, MS, NC, SC, TN), <E T="03">famble.alayna@epa.gov,</E> 470/445-0744. • Karen Cibulskis, U.S. EPA Region 5 (IL, IN, MI, MN, OH, WI), <E T="03">cibulskis.karen@epa.gov,</E> 312/886-1843. • Linda Kiefer, U.S. EPA Region 8 (CO, MT, ND, SD, UT, WY), <E T="03">kiefer.linda@epa.gov,</E> 303/312-6689. • Charles Sands, U.S. EPA Headquarters, <E T="03">sands.charles@epa.gov,</E> 202/566-1142. </FURINF> <SUPLINF> <HD SOURCE="HED">SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:</HD> The NPL, created under section 105 of CERCLA, as amended, is an appendix of the NCP. The NCP establishes the criteria that EPA uses to delete sites from the NPL. In accordance with 40 CFR 300.425(e), sites may be deleted from the NPL where no further response is appropriate. Partial deletion of sites is in accordance with 40 CFR 300.425(e) and are consistent with the Notice of Policy Change: Partial Deletion of Sites Listed on the National Priorities List, 60 FR 55466, (November 1, 1995). The sites to be deleted are listed in table 1, including docket information containing reference documents with the rationale and data principally relied upon by the EPA to determine that the Superfund response is complete. The NCP permits activities to occur at a deleted site, or that media or parcel of a partially deleted site, including operation and maintenance of the remedy, monitoring, and five-year reviews. These activities for the site are entered in table 1 in this <E T="02">SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION</E> section, if applicable, under Footnote such that; 1 = site has continued operation and maintenance of the remedy, 2 = site receives continued monitoring, and 3 = site five-year reviews are conducted. As described in 40 CFR 300.425(e)(3) of the NCP, a site or portion of a site deleted from the NPL remains eligible for Fund-financed remedial action if future conditions warrant such actions. <GPOTABLE COLS="5" OPTS="L2,nj,i1" CDEF="s100,r50,r50,r50,xs36"> <TTITLE>Table 1</TTITLE> <CHED H="1">Site name</CHED> <CHED H="1"> City/county, state </CHED> <CHED H="1">Type</CHED> <CHED H="1">Docket No.</CHED> <CHED H="1">Footnote</CHED> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Allied Paper/Portage Ck/Kalamazoo River</ENT> <ENT>Kalamazoo, MI</ENT> <ENT>Partial</ENT> <ENT>EPA-HQ-OLEM-2023-0470</ENT> <ENT>1, 2, 3</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">South Minneapolis Residential Soil Contamination</ENT> <ENT>Minneapolis, MN</ENT> <ENT>Partial</ENT> <ENT>EPA-HQ-OLEM-2023-0471</ENT> <ENT/> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Libby Asbestos</ENT> <ENT>Libby, MT</ENT> <ENT>Partial</ENT> <ENT>EPA-HQ-OLEM-2023-0571</ENT> <ENT>1, 3</ENT> Information concerning the sites to be deleted and partially deleted from the NPL, and the proposed rule for the deletion and partial deletion of the sites, are included in table 2. <GPOTABLE COLS="6" OPTS="L2,nj,i1" CDEF="s50,15,16,xs60,xs60,r50"> <TTITLE>Table 2</TTITLE> <CHED H="1">Site name</CHED> <CHED H="1"> Date, proposed rule </CHED> <CHED H="1">FR citation</CHED> <CHED H="1">Public comment</CHED> <CHED H="1">Responsiveness summary</CHED> <CHED H="1">Full site deletion (full) or media/parcels/description for partial deletion</CHED> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Allied Paper/Portage Ck/Kalamazoo River</ENT> <ENT>2/16/2024</ENT> <ENT>89 FR 12293</ENT> <ENT>No</ENT> <ENT>No</ENT> <ENT>A portion of land/soil from OU 2, the Area East of Davis Creek and the Non-Easement Portion of the Area East of Davis Creek Extension Area of the Willow Boulevard/A-Site (WB/A-Site).</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">South Minneapolis Residential Soil Contamination</ENT> <ENT>2/16/2024</ENT> <ENT>89 FR 12293</ENT> <ENT>No</ENT> <ENT>No</ENT> <ENT>Three residential properties.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Libby Asbestos</ENT> <ENT>2/16/2024</ENT> <ENT>89 FR 12293</ENT> <ENT>Yes</ENT> <ENT>No</ENT> <ENT>400-acre industrial park OU 5.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Lipari Landfill</ENT> <ENT>2/16/2024</ENT> <ENT>89 FR 12293</ENT> <ENT>Yes</ENT> <ENT>Yes</ENT> <ENT>Full.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Sapp Battery Salvage</ENT> <ENT>2/16/2024</ENT> <ENT>89 FR 12293</ENT> <ENT>Yes</ENT> <ENT>No</ENT> <ENT>Soils, sediments and surface water portions of OU 1 and OU 3.</ENT> </ROW> </GPOTABLE> For the sites proposed for deletion, the closing date for comments in the proposed rule was March 18, 2024. The EPA received one public comment for the Lipari Landfill site, one public comment for the Sapp Battery Salvage site and one public comment for the Libby Asbestos site in this final rule. The EPA received no public comments for any of the other two sites in this final rule. EPA placed the comments, and a Responsiveness Summary, if prepared, in the docket specified in table 1, on <E T="03">https://www.regulations.gov,</E> and in the appropriate Regional Records Center listed in the <E T="02">ADDRESSES</E> section. The commenter for the Lipari Landfill site was unclear why the site was being removed from the NPL but noted appreciation for taking action and deletion from the NPL of sites affected by pollution and acknowledged favorably the EPA conducting five-year reviews. As detailed in the FCOR, multiple activities were undertaken to address contamination at the Lipari Landfill site, including among others: capping of the former landfill, collection and treatment of contaminated groundwater, and regular monitoring of the site to ensure these actions remain protective. The Lipari Landfill FCOR was included as part of the docket and EPA provided information on how to access the docket to access the FCOR. Thus, EPA concluded the deletion criteria for the Site have been documented and met as detailed in the FCOR and docket and that the site can be deleted from the NPL. One public comment was received for the Sapp Battery Salvage site, but EPA did not consider the submission to be an adverse public comment and no Responsiveness Summary was prepared. One public comment was received for the Libby Asbestos site supportive of the proposed partial deletion and no Responsiveness Summary was prepared. 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